G7 -- Cm - Cm/D# - F - G7You would know him if you saw him for his eyes are sunken in

His brow is deeply lined with thought, his head is highly domedHis coat is dusty from neglect, his whiskers are uncombedHe sways his head from side to side with movements like a snakeAnd when you think he's half asleep, he's always wide awake

Cm - Cm/D# - F7 - F#You may meet him in a by-street, you may see him in the square

But when a crime's discovered then Macavity's not there!He's outwardly respectable, I know he cheats at cardsAnd his footprints are not found in any files of Scotland Yard'sAnd when the larder's looted or the jewel case is rifledOr when the milk is missing or another peke's been stifled

What ever time the deed took place Macavity wasn't there!And when the Foreign Office find a Treaty's gone astrayOr the Admiralty lose some plans or drawings by the wayAnd when the loss has been disclosed, the Secret Service say:"It must have been Macavity!" but he's a mile away!

Cm - Cm/A# - F7/A - G#7You'll be sure to find him resting or alicking of his thumbs,